Ghevont Alishan

Ghevont Alishan
Ghevont Alishan
	Portrait of Alishan from his 1901 book Hayapatum (Հայապատում, "Armenian History")
Born	July 6, 1820; Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died	November 9, 1901 (aged 81); Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Armenian

Father Ghevont Alishan (Armenian: Ղեվոնդ Ալիշան) (July 6, 1820 – November 9, 1901; also spelled Ghevond Alishan) was an ordained Armenian Catholic priest, historian and a poet. In 1885, Alishan created the first modern Armenian flag.

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